A Flying Life: An Enthusiast's Photographic Record of British Aviation in the 1930s
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (560 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1781554463 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. He was a freelance photographer in 1962-71, specialising in aerial photography and photographing pop singers for Polydor Records. RICHARD RIDING was born in 1942 and employed as an aerial photographer during 1958-62. Previous books include Ultralights – The Early British Classics (Patrick Stephens, 1987), Elstree Aerodrome: An Illustrated History (co-written with Grant Peerless, Sutton Pub
I really enjoyed the first hand accounts of the author's father going J. Gaertner I found this account of pre WWII British aviation absolutely remarkable. I really enjoyed the first hand accounts of the author's father going to numerous air fields and taking pictures of truly historic aircraft that one can only dream of seeing now. I only wish the author could have had a but more of what it was like to be flying these planes but tragically his father was killed in a flying accident, and so there is no way he could include these in his father's aviation adventures. A great book for anyone who enjoyed between the war aviation!
The photographs are of excellent quality and taken from a variety of angles – they are not all of the sterile bog-standard side view. Together they give an extensive cross-section of flying in Britain up to the outbreak of the Second World War. Many depict aircraft being stripped for maintenance and servicing, while others show aircraft dumped or having crashed. Sadly, Riding was killed in a flying accident in 1950. Riding, the author’s father, who spent his working life in the aviation industry. He was apprenticed to A. The range of aircraft types photographed by Riding includes Tiger Moths, RAF fighters, ultralights, and airliners. Riding began taking photographs of aircraft in 1931, aged fifteen. V. Fortunately, he kept copious notes recording the locations and dates of when and where the aircraft were photographed. During the war, Riding became an AID inspector and was seconded to Fairey Aviation, London Aircraft Production, and the de Havilland Aircraft Company, where he signed out Halifax bombe
Previous books include Ultralights – The Early British Classics (Patrick Stephens, 1987), Elstree Aerodrome: An Illustrated History (co-written with Grant Peerless, Sutton Publishing, 2003), Leavesden Aerodrome: From Halifaxes to Hogwarts (co-written with Grant Peerless, Amberley Publishing, 2011), Plus hundreds of aviation articles published in Aeroplane Monthly, etc. He was a freelance photographer in 1962-71, specialising in aerial photography and photographing pop singers for Polydor Records. . About the Author RICHARD RIDING was born in 1942 and employed as an aerial photographer during 1958-62. Riding joined the editorial staff of Flight International magazine in 1971-